Past studies have indicated students who have disabilities are at a higher risk of experiencing bullying victimization in comparison to other student groups. Extracurricular activity participation has shown to establish better social outcomes for students. These positive social outcomes indirectly decrease the amount of times a student is bullied. The following study uses the National Crime Victimization Survey - School Crime Supplement (NCVS/SCS) to analyze the bullying occurrence rates experienced among students, with disabilities being a focal variable. To explore the relationship between extracurricular involvement and bullying occurrence rates, this study employs a binary logistic regression to determine if athletic and non-athletic extracurricular activities have an impact on the number of times a student with disabilities experiences bullying. Implications for future social welfare practice and research are discussed.Purpose There is extensive literature on the significance of substance use, misuse, and abuse among the elderly in the United States. A literature review indicates no studies on the nature, significance, or impacts of the lack of substance use and abuse coverage in Medicare home health.Method The current study is an initial, exploratory study to address the literature gap, based on interviews of a convenience sample of 37 home care nurses between January 2013 and May 2014 in the New York City metropolitan area.Results Nurses believe substance use and abuse occurs frequently among Medicare home health patients; substance use and abuse is not assessed and treated professionally in Medicare home health; the lack of coverage in Medicare home health results in exacerbation of existing patient physical and mental health conditions, which, in turn, worsen substance use and abuse conditions; the homebound requirement and lack of coverage of transportation and personal care assistants limits home care patients ability to obtain outpatient substance use and abuse treatment; and lack of home-based assessment and treatment contributes to increased home care readmissions, re-hospitalizations, and increased caregiver burden.Discussion The new PDGM system, which begins January 2020, provides an ideal opportunity for representatives of the home care, social work, and substance use professional associations to assert the need to change coverage and reimbursement requirements to allow for a more evidence-based approach to assess and treat Medicare home health patients with substance use challenges.Purpose Drawing on survey data (N = 7,826) collected in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States, this paper examines whether sexual orientation is a differentiating factor in explaining relationship quality and maintenance. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/oss-128167.html Previous research suggests that sexual orientation is not significant in determining relationship satisfaction; however, these analyses have used traditional variable driven approaches, which do not provide an holistic view of the relationship by considering the unique combination of characteristics.Method In this study, latent profile analyses were used, which is a person-centered approach that allows for identification of different types of long-term relationships.Results Data suggested that LGB individuals had marginally higher levels of relationship quality compared to their heterosexual counterparts, and sexual orientation was also associated with differing types of long-term relationships.Discussion These findings are interrogated in more detail, in particular, how sexual orientation is associated with types of long-term relationships and how everyday practices are associated with relationship quality.The current study aimed to develop and standardize a scale to measure adolescent resilience in India. The objectives were to (i) construct a comprehensive scale for assessing adolescent resilience (ii) select and test the measurability of items in the resilience scale (iii) test the reliability and validity of the scale and (iv) establish the group differences in resilience among different groups. A total of 1214 adolescents from grades 8 to 10 (aged 10-17 years) were selected through cluster random sampling. The items were developed after an extensive literature review. Face, content, concurrent and convergent validities were established. Nine meaningful factors emerged from factor analysis. Different types of reliability tests showed the scale to be a reliable one (with the values ranging from 0.812 to 0.902). Differences in resilience were noted in adolescent girls and boys and based on the background to which they belonged. Higher resilience scores meant better resilience.Social work has a longstanding commitment to sound research and the development and dissemination of evidence-based practice. To that end, multiple professional groups have developed or refined guidelines for reporting research procedures and findings, with the objectives of enhancing transparency, integrity, and rigor in science. Such guidelines can also facilitate replication and systematic review. The Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist represents the culmination of a multi-stage process to expand upon existing reporting guidelines. As such, the checklist provides a framework for more transparent communication about empirically-grounded interventions addressing a broad range of social and behavioral health issues. Use of this checklist can be beneficial for researchers, practitioners, and recipients of social work interventions. After discussing selected background regarding the need for and benefit of reporting standards and describing the TIDieR measure, we outline practical considerations in the checklist's use by those engaged in social work research.Purpose This study analyzes Norwegian social workers' attitudes toward evidence-based practice (EBP).Method Qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 social workers and managers from social services and child welfare services.Results Social workers were positive about EBP, yet confused about it, rarely distinguishing between EBP, empirically supported treatments (ESTs), experience-based knowledge and research when describing the concept. Five barriers to conducting EBP were identified (i) concerns regarding a negative impact on the relationship with the client, (ii) lack of time, (iii) a top-down implementation approach, (iv) restriction of social workers' autonomous decision-making, (v) EBP research models not always suiting the client's/family's need. Two benefits for practicing EBP were identified (i) utilization of research in practice, (ii) utilization of general guidelines in decision-making processes.Discussion The empirical material demonstrated that the social workers valued multiple types of knowledge when making informed decisions.